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He has four goals and one assist in the league and another goal and three assists in six Champions League games.

But fans aren’t convinced he’s good enough for the outlay and some want him out of the club already.

“He needs to raise his work ethic and modify his game,” one fan wrote on Barca blog Barca forum. At the moment he is simply not good enough attack or defense wise. His mind just isn’t there. I don’t know if it’s Valverde, personal issues or just a dip in form but he seems very out of sorts.”

Another wrote: “Just a reminder that this guy has cost us 160m and came as a bonafide superstar. Meanwhile the work in progress and the much blamed Dembele has been our second most decisive player.”

Philippe Coutinho: Fans have run out of patience with the former Liverpool man (Image: BARCA FORUM)

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Another said: “Is there a mf out there that likes to complicate things as much as this guy? How many times did this guy needlessly spin like a headless chicken instead of giving a simple pass that would have advanced the attack way better? That’s not an issue with his position, it’s an issue with his head.

And one more said: “Doesn’t have the pace and work rate is questionable there as well. He often complicates things with the ball and doesn’t have any chemistry with Alba whatsoever.”

Coutinho has even been linked with a move to PSG as part of a deal to bring Kylian Mbappe to Barcelona.

Dario Gol claim the former Liverpool man could be included in the deal for the World Cup star.

Barca have also been linked with a trio of Lyon stars Houssem Aouar, Tanguy Ndombele and Nabil Fekir who would all compete with Coutinho for a place in the team.